Wehrshausen (Schenklengsfeld)

Wehrshausen Community of Schenklengsfeld Coordinates: 50 ° 48 ′ 24 ″ N , 9 ° 53 ′ 13 ″ E
Height :	373 (362-406) m above sea level NHN
Area :	5.86 km²
Residents :	234 (Dec. 31, 2017)
Population density :	40 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st February 1971
Postal code :	36277
Area code :	06629
	View from the south of the place

Wehrshausen is a district of the community Schenklengsfeld in the eastern Hessian district of Hersfeld-Rotenburg .

Geographical location

The place is located southeast of the main town Schenklengsfeld between the Schwärzelsberg and Soisberg .

history

The village was first mentioned in writing in 1371. The place name changed from Werichshusen and Werungshusen and Wershausen to the current name. In 1966 Wehrshausen was the national winner in the competition: " Our village should be more beautiful ".

On February 1, 1971, Wehrshausen was incorporated into the community of Schenklengsfeld as part of the regional reform in Hesse .

Infrastructure

There is a village community center in the village . Local public transport is carried out by ÜWAG Bus GmbH with line 340.

Web links

Wehrshausen district. In: Internet presence. Community of Schenklengsfeld; accessed in August 2018
Wehrshausen. Local history, information. In: schenklengsfeld.info. Private website; accessed on July 22, 2018
Wehrshausen, Hersfeld-Rotenburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

Individual evidence

^ Wehrshausen, Hersfeld-Rotenburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of November 20, 2015). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
↑ Figures, data & facts on the website of the community of Schenklengsfeld , accessed in August 2018
^ Municipal reform: mergers and integration of municipalities from January 20, 1971 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1971 No. 6 , p. 248 , item 328, para. 38 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 6.2 MB ]).
^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 396 .

[lagis-1] Wehrshausen, Hersfeld-Rotenburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. (As of November 20, 2015). In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).

[2] Figures, data & facts on the website of the community of Schenklengsfeld , accessed in August 2018

[3] Municipal reform: mergers and integration of municipalities from January 20, 1971 . In: The Hessian Minister of the Interior (ed.): State Gazette for the State of Hesse. 1971 No. 6 , p. 248 , item 328, para. 38 ( online at the information system of the Hessian state parliament [PDF; 6.2 MB ]).

[4] Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 396 .